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Make jobs a priority
I REFER to the the recent headline in the BEN: Boom time for Bolton's leisure trade. It is annoying that manufacturing jobs are still going and, I assume, that the shortfall will be taken up by leisure jobs, according to the article. In an ideal world
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Run for charity
SOME of your lucky readers will have been allocated places in this year's Flora London Marathon on April 18. I want to ask those runners who have not yet decided which charity they wish to run for, to consider running for the British Diabetic Association
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Caretaker crossings rejected
SCHOOL caretakers will not be allowed to "double up" as lollipop patrols in Bolton. The idea has been given the thumbs down by highways chiefs. They have decided that it is not a feasible option because the two jobs could not be combined under existing
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Charity to recycle fake jeans
COUNTERFEIT jeans seized in Bolton are to be recycled for charity. Bolton's trading standards officers currently have 9,000 pairs of jeans in storage. As already reported, Bolton has been dubbed the "counterfeit capital" of the North-west. Trading standards
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Anyone for tennis?
WORK has finally started on a £10 million David Lloyd tennis and fitness centre on the former Bolton Royal Infirmary site. It is expected to open in November and membership for the private members' club will be advertised in the spring. The centre will
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Octagon director to lose job
BOLTON Octagon's artistic director Lawrence Till is to lose his job as the crisis-hit theatre battles to stay open. Last night theatre bosses refused to be drawn on when Mr Till would leave but they confirmed an announcement about his future was imminent
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Diners anger at Valentine's night meal
A ROMANTIC night out at a Bolton hotel was wrecked for furious diners who were served under-cooked chicken. Many customers who paid £18 per head left the Moat House Hotel's Cloister Restaurant having eaten just a starter, sorbet and dessert. A hotel spokesman
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Housing boss accused in rent arrears row
HOUSING boss Noel Spencer has been accused of failing to take seriously the £1.5m rent arrears owed to Bolton Council. And a furious row has blown up after it was claimed that Cllr Spencer, chairman of the housing committee, left a meeting at which the
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Take a tip from Tom
BUSINESS trainer Tom Edge is to share his advice on surviving and thriving through tough times at a half day seminar in Bury Town Hall. Bolton and Bury Chamber's Business Link and the Engineering Employers' Federation have combined to organise the event
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STAGE: Family fun
CAROLE Butler and Andrew Close are directed by Jim and Audrey Lias in Bolton Little Theatre's production of Bernard Slade's Same Time, Next Year from February 20 to 27. The comedy in two acts was a Broadway hit and then a successful film starring Alan
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STAGE: Wizard ways and days
BURY Parish Church Players present their annual pantomime from this Thursday until Saturday. John Sutton has written The Wizard That Was!, which is loosely based on The Wizard of Oz, but, I'm told, "With a few bits of, and a few characters from other
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THE DAILY POEM: Choices
Life is full of choices, We'll always have to make, But knowing which the right one is, A risk we have to take. While standing at the crossroads, Thinking "which way shall I go?" Can be a daunting task for you, I've been there and I know. You'll ponder
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Blues' double blow
BIRMINGHAM boss Trevor Francis is preparing to face Wanderers with a makeshift centre-back pairing. The Blues, who have already ruled out skipper Gary Ablett until December, have their other regular centre-back, Michael Johnson, suspended for Sunday's
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STAGE: Celebrating in style
THE TOP Smithills School and Sixth Form College Bands, conducted by Christopher Wormald, are in concert at the Victoria Hall on Saturday, March 6, to celebrate the 175th birthday of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Featured will be the world and
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STAGE: '90s move for Sweet Charity
IT'S countdown time for St Philip's AODS, who stage the musical Sweet Charity from March 1 to 6. The show, which has a memorable score with such showstoppers as Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now and Rhythm of Life, is being given a new slant
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Home town
WILL I ever come back to Bolton? This question haunted me just a week ago as, together with my wife, I stood on Platform Three at Trinity Street Station waiting for a train to Manchester Airport. We had been in Bolton to say goodbye to my Mum who had
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Machete gang rob pub
A GANG of youths armed with machetes burst into a Little Hulton pub yesterday lunchtime demanding cash. The group of four or five struck at the Horseshoe on Manchester Road West at 12.45pm. They threatened bar staff and escaped with cash. Anyone able
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Hayley's a little treasure
HAYLEY Sophia Button, the BEN'S Child of the Year for 1998, had another big date to keep - to collect her prizes. The four-year-old from Sharples captured readers' hearts in the first year the competition was handed over to the public to judge. Her prize
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Staff lottery is instant hit
HOSPITAL bosses have taken their first steps to swell the pockets of their staff. Mrs Barbara Peacock, chairwoman of Bolton Hospitals Trust, drew the three winning numbers in the new staff lottery. More than 1,670 tickets, priced at £1 each, were bought
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Green man sees red over £30 copy fee
AN outraged Green Party worker saw red when Bolton Council tried to charge him £30 - for photocopying a single A4 sheet of a planning document. Outraged Graeme McIver has accused Bolton Council of blocking the public's right to information. And he plans
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Alarm bells ring as town is told its number is up
BOLTON is due to run out of telephone numbers in the year 2012, MPs have revealed. But there are currently no proposals as to how to tackle the problem. The House of Commons Trade & Industry Committee said that the 01204 code would be exhausted in
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Bolmoor bytes back
BOLMOOR Industries - the Bolton factory which employs people with disabilities - is diversifying into computers. New and recycled computers assembled at Bolmoor have been under trial within Bolton Council's Commercial Services department for almost a
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Superb teacher
I AM a member of the Smithills School Brass Band, and I would on behalf of every member of the band like to say thank- you to our excellent musical director, Mr Wormald. Not only is he a superb teacher, but his knowledge and leadership abilities have
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THE DAILY POEM: Pride goes before a squall
The poet ascended the podium About to deliver words of wisdom, The doors were locked. None could escape This torrent of dire fate. Some feigned ill And some did faint, But no mercy was forthcoming. Although a sign of relief was heard As the poet succumbed
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BOXING: Gloves are off in ring row
LOCAL amateur boxing officials have hit back at plans to ban boxing in Bolton. Fight nights will no longer be allowed to take place on local authority property if councillors follow the lead of neighbouring towns Bury and Oldham. Bolton Council's Leisure
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OPINION: Unravel the red tape
THE BEN today highlights two instances which illustrate how red tape can get in the way of common sense. The first story concerns a report to the Bolton council highways sub committee stating that the duties of school caretakers and people on lollipop
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HEALTH MATTERS: Putting all that pain behind me
YVONNE Howard has turned to an alternative source of medicine to ease the chronic pain she's been in for the past 10 years. Yvonne, 43, suffers from arthritis across her shoulders and in her neck. Her problems began when she was caught a glancing blow
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Protesters vow to stop super estate
PROTESTERS last night vowed to fight plans to build a massive new housing estate at Westhoughton. More than 100 people packed into the Red Lion Hotel in Wigan Road to discuss the impact the proposed 1,000-home estate at Lee Hall would have on the town
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, February 16, 1974 NEW industrial life is returning to Eagley Mills, Bolton, which apart from a small section, has been closed for two years. Two associated firms, Harrington (London) Ltd., of Turton and the Northgate
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Nasty habits
YOUR Letters Page recently had a letter about cats not dogs fouling. What about the people who ride horses on the pavements and roads? The horses leave their calling card on the pavement. Also young men ride mountain bikes on the pavement, nearly knocking
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What's on in and around Bolton, Wednesday, 17.2.99
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE JOE Brown and special guests The Bruvvers will be appearing at The Albert Halls at 7.30pm. Tickets £9.50/£8.50 (concessions), tel: 364333. BOLTON Music Service activities include Bolton Youth Brass Band practising from 6pm-9pm
